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Fifa's Sepp Blatter is victim of conspiracy, says daughter

The daughter of Fifa president Sepp Blatter has claimed her father is a victim of a conspiracy from "behind the scenes".

Blatter - who won a fifth term on Friday - has been under intense pressure to step down since senior Fifa officials were arrested on a string of corruption charges last week.

Meanwhile, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has told ITV News "there would be no point" in the Football Association boycotting the World Cup unless a large number of countries considered taking the same step.

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Fifa officials 'fostered culture of corruption and greed'

Fifa officials under investigated over corruption allegations "fostered a culture of corruption and greed" over a 24-year period at the governing body, the FBI has said.

FBI Director James Comey. Credit: Reuters

Echoing earlier comments from the US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, FBI Director James Comey said "illegal payments, kickbacks, and bribes" became "a way of doing business" at Fifa.

As charged in the indictment, the defendants fostered a culture of corruption and greed that created an uneven playing field for the biggest sport in the world.

Undisclosed and illegal payments, kickbacks, and bribes became a way of doing business at Fifa.

I want to commend the investigators and prosecutors around the world who have pursued this case so diligently, for so many years.

– James Comey, FBI director
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